I was wondering if the atwood stabilizer helps with the turnig radius on the boat. Mine takes for ever to make a right turn,
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Hi Gary, Mine seems to work fine, If your placement is correct it should be fine, i have mine on a Merc 100 and the Boat is a Stejcraft 5.4m
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Normal, boats turn easier to left than right because of the right hand prop rotation. This is called the Paddle Symptom. No, the stabilizer only helps to get boat up on plane quicker and easier.If you have unit trimmed up for cruise, trim down for sharp turns, especially right or starboard. Hope this helped.
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It all depends on the boat. The smaller and lighter the boat the better they seem to work.especially once on plane which is why you would put it on anyway. It does make my boat feel less squirrelly but the manufacturer does state you can loose control on certain boats. I guess you just have to try it and see if it works for you
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Gary, this item was for a larger boat than we own so I had to return it. Sorry I can not be of more help.
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I can say that in my experience the stock boat does perform like the one in the videos. This little thing is so amazingly fast for its size. If it were any faster you would have real difficulty keeping it upright. You will want to run it in relatively calm water if you want to open it up full throttle.
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After removing all of the packing, ours turned without any problem. Are you turning in the direction of the arrow? Ours came with arrows on the handle in front to indicate the way to turn or I would not have known there was a difference.
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I have a 12' Valco Aluminum boat and it pushes it around pretty good in the 5th forward speed. Prob got up to 5 or 6 mph. I never did it for very long though so not sure how long the battery would last doing that all day. Goes pretty slow until you kick it into the 5th gear and then you feel a nice push. Also have not tried it into any kind of head wind or current.
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There are two metal plates under boat...these detect water. no water no go...we've had this be a problem in choppy water FYI.As for turning, Can't say but there is a trim knob that could be skewed way to the left or right. Good luck.
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Sorry for my delay.. Mine too are angled and it worked fine. my trailer had a lot of wiggle (if you will). and these stabilizers stopped most of it..
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I was wondering same thing but I bought it anyway. Am glad to say it worked perfectly. I have four 90 degrees turns, two of which are very close together and it negotiated the turns with no problems.
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We had the same problem. My wife is stronger with her right hand so we went in right hand circles. I compensated by only paddling on the left side. A little slower but straight. I hope this info helps.
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Yes, it will run reverse, but it hardly moves the boat, it tries to sink it more than move it. The rudder is also useless in reverse. However, it might get you out of a rut if not stuck bad.
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I only had that problem at the back of the boat...all the way around the rails were free on my Hurricane. I guess you.gotta decide if you wanna make a hole in the side panel so it can catch the scotty
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I have since sold this boat, but the boat does not have oar locks. You would not want to row this boat, but need to propel it by means of a trolling motor or gas engine.
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Alex , I gave this boat to my son in law Neil Wattier, his email is wattier32@hotmail.comPlease ask him ,he has the boat and I think it'll be faster talking directly to Neil.If I can be any other help please ask.Howard
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They help stablize the truck in high speed turns. In other words it helps keep it from flipping over. I saw a big improvement in the proformance while turning. You still can not turn at top speed but its much better. I was very happy with the purchase.
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It's not worth the trouble or u time to go tru all that!! I ran my first boat over a coconut n broke the shaft so I just went m both another boat! Even if u replace it one Motor might be stronger then one so it won't run on a straight line!!
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Hello...it fit on the Thule square bars with no problem. I've only tested it with a Ocean Kayak in the driveway and it is very secure. I am also using ratchet straps to hold the boat down and not the ones that came in the kit. I also lined the rear saddles with felt so it will slide off instead of having to bounce off. We purchased another vehicle with factory side racks. I ordered Thule Oval Crossbars for it. Should be here in a few days. I am hoping the saddles will fit on them...it looks like it will...but will see.
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The short answer for your question is, YES. On the whole, this kayak probably isn't as responsive as a hard sided boat in terms of speed and maneuverability. I've taken it out on lakes by myself a few times and missed my wife's added horsepower but had no problem getting where I wanted to go.
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It turns the wheels, but not through a very wide range of motion. On the one hand this probably makes it more stable, on the other the turning radius is large, making maneuvering difficult at times.